pushes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of push on
as in exits
to leave a place often for another the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

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Recent Examples of pushes on The group splinters and each one pushes on, praying for another exit. — Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025 Interactions may feel emotionally heightened while the Leo moon pushes on Mars. — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 June 2026 In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Jimenez pushes on further into the gap behind United’s right side, with Smith Rowe’s positioning on his inside pinning Manuel Ugarte in midfield. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pushes on
  1. exits
  2. moves
  3. departs
  4. goes
  5. pushes off
  6. gets
  7. walks out
  8. peels off
Verb
  • How do friendships survive when one person in the group fundamentally changes—or exits the dynamic entirely?
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Another challenge is living with the driveline — a specialized cable that exits his abdomen.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of exits
Verb
  • The moody Moon moves through your 7th House of Partnership as the Sun energizes your 11th House of Friends and Community, aligning cooperation with a larger purpose.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026
  • Trainer Robert Ndungu moves between them, occasionally kneeling to demonstrate the correct technique.
    — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
Definition of moves
Verb
  • The sluggish pace recorded in June departs from solid performance for the labor market so far in 2026.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Commercial air service from Collin County will take off in November when the inaugural Avelo Airlines flight from McKinney National Airport (DTX) departs for Fort Myers, Florida.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of departs
Verb
  • That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Sanders identifies a real free-rider problem, even if his solution goes much too far.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of goes
Verb
  • If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026
  • The sheer display of athleticism and creativity of a dunk with zero props or especially push-offs will always impress me more than someone who pushes off, even seeing just how ridiculous and difficult that dunk is.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of pushes off
Verb
  • The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
    — KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Their combative behavior gets under your skin as Mars and Uranus align!
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • None of that shows up cleanly on a productivity dashboard, and none of it gets rebuilt overnight when a senior person walks out the door.
    — Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of walks out
Verb
  • As soon as his man peels off to help at the rim after penetration, Kessler goes straight to the rim and is ready to catch and finish.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • At a junction where a dirt road peels off the highway near the mining town of Hitsats, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a young man named Filimon Guesh pushed his way to the front of a crowd of protesters.
    — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026
Definition of peels off

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“Pushes on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pushes%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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